Busan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$427
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.21M

The cost of living in Busan is 27% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5063rd and 4074th ($1084 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 120th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Mexico City

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Busan Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005